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Old May 10, 2005 | 10:37 AM
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Old May 10, 2005 | 10:40 AM
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Good find. Looks kinda awkward though. Seems to mimic the way the new GS treats the quad lamps.
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Old May 10, 2005 | 11:37 AM
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AHAHAHHA!! That pic is funny. That seriously cant be the next E-class. Cant really tell considering its kinda small, but that looks like a CGI to me.
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Old May 10, 2005 | 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by XeroK00L
Seems to mimic the way the new GS treats the quad lamps.
Exactly my thought. MB copying Lexus??
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Old May 10, 2005 | 01:00 PM
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umm i think the current one looks better.

the front looks pretty weird..... and that's a big *** grille
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Old May 10, 2005 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
umm i think the current one looks better.
Agreed. The current one is so sexy.
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Old May 10, 2005 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by BrickHead
Exactly my thought. MB copying Lexus??
I would say so ... just look at the new CLS with it's stretched Lexus ES style headlights. Everyone thinks the car is beautiful, yet the ES with similar headlights is a disaster .

I would think that the CLS is a disaster, seeing as it costs more than an LS, has less interior space than a GS, and yet is a longer car than the GS. So much space in that car is wasted just trying to get those swooping lines. The only thing the CLS has over the GS is a bigger trunk.

It seems that MB's designs are looking more and more Japanese, while BMW's designs are looking more Korean .

My how the tables have turned in only 15 years.
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Old May 10, 2005 | 01:27 PM
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Could this be the next S Class? probably too small for it??
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Old May 10, 2005 | 02:06 PM
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I like it alot, but the current one looks better.
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Old May 10, 2005 | 06:57 PM
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the current one is nice... that one looks ugly and a bit like the new GS with the headlight scheme... i dunno IMO the new GS isnt very pretty either..
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Old May 10, 2005 | 07:13 PM
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I love the current ones. The E 55 is such a sexy car! This one looks like a bad copy of the new GS...
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Old May 10, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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Mercedes should stick with the current one, looks alot better than this so-called new E-class. i think the current E is probably the nicest car ever built, looks wise, and the AMG, well im not gonna go there, but that car is so freakin awesome!!!
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Old May 10, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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I think they should work on improving the quality instead of the look. The current E55 is just a beautiful car. If the reliability was near lexus I would have that car in a second, but then so would everyone else
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Old May 10, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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DAM...Looks like the new GS front end done right. I'm just not feelin the chrome around the new GS headlights.
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Old May 11, 2005 | 01:21 AM
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What an ambomination! And for those of you saying MB copied Lexus with the headlights, it's not the first time. The SC is the first luxo car I can think of with separate high and low beams. However, many say Lexus designs copy MB so I guess it's a wash.

The new E class is so elegant. Everything I can see of this new E class except for maybe the windshield and mirrors look horrible. Que sera sera, let 'em go. They can shoot themselves in the foot all the want with the S class and awesome trucko thing.

James
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